- These tests are a check for your learning and are meant to serve as tools for assessment.
- The test is designed to check your current understanding of the language and whether you are able to use the rules of grammar to identify errors in sentences
- Direction for Individual Question Each sentence is divided into parts and each part is labeled as an answer option. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and mark that part as the answer. If there is no error, mark that part as your answer.
Common Errors: Test-24
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Question 1 |
Identify the error in the sentence given below.
Seen as an indicator of the maturity | |
of out sourcing & business in India. | |
the Indian outsourcing market is | |
expected to growth to eleven billion dollar by this year. | |
No error the word ‘grow’, its Verb form ‘grow’ needs to be used. |
Question 1 Explanation:
Here, the problem lies with the fourth part of the sentence. Instead of the Noun form of
Question 2 |
Identify the error in the sentence given below.
The High Court on Thursday banned | |
plying of diesel-run vehicles | |
including safari cantors in the tiger sanctuary | |
with immediate effect. | |
No error |
Question 2 Explanation:
No error.
Question 3 |
Identify the error in the sentence given below.
For much of the developing world | |
historically, environmentalism was seen as a luxury | |
rather than a necessity because | |
always the development imperatives was seen to be urgent. | |
No error |
Question 3 Explanation:
The subject of the sentence is plural. Hence, in the fourth part of the sentence, instead of ‘..imperatives was seen..’ we will use ‘..imperatives were seen...’.
Question 4 |
Identify the error in the sentence given below.
The dense fog on Friday morning | |
forced the Airport Authority of India to divert | |
eight flights, includes two international flights, | |
out of the International Airport | |
No error |
Question 4 Explanation:
The error is in the third part of the sentence. Instead of ‘includes’, ‘including’ should be used. This is so because we require a preposition here.
Question 5 |
Identify the error in the sentence given below.
The civic authorities had scrapped the trade license | |
of a well known restaurant after investigation proved that | |
it had chopped down a full grown tree simple because | |
the tree was blocking the view of the restaurant. | |
No error |
Question 5 Explanation:
The problem is with the third part. Instead of the Noun ‘simple’, Adverb ‘simply’ needs to be used in order to make the sentence correct.
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